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Johnston directs RDA to complete road to Ratmalana Airport within 20 days

27 Jan 2022

Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday (26) instructed the Road Development Authority (RDA) Director General and officials of the RDA Colombo District Chief Engineer’s office to complete upgrading the access road to the Ratmalana Airport within 20 days, according to a ministry release. It said that Minister Fernando issued the order to develop the airport access road following a request by Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga and Civil Aviation State Minister D.V. Chanaka, who had pointed out to the Minister that following the reopening of the country, the volume of tourists and tourism-related movement has increased, and the need had arisen to make use of the Ratmalana Airport to its fullest capacity. The Ratmalana Airport is currently operated as a domestic airport and used by both local and foreign tourists and the Air Force. The stretch of road to be upgraded is 1.6 km in length. The road would be upgraded at a cost of Rs. 99.3 million. A sum of Rs. 20.4 million would be spent for the development of walking paths besides the road and Rs. 24.8 million to set up street lights, the Minister said.  


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